It still does apply, because we cannot fairly limit Yuna in this hypothetical scenario to just her standard layout while assuming Mao can be 100% clean with her 8-triple LP. We need to max them all out with programs that each of them are even remotely capable of.

Nothing is unfair in a hypothetical because its just a hypothetical. If Yuna is planning her standard layout, then yes, we can fairly limit her to that since clean planned programs are what this premise is about. I get that you think this hypothetical is unrealistic, but still, people are free to consider what would happen in this hypothetical, no? Just like if someone wanted to start a thread asking, "What would happen if 3loops were not counted as jumps?" That would be "unfair" for Mao since Mao does max amount of loops, but people are free to consider the question nonetheless. Maxed out programs are a totally different question.

Caro and Mao got score inflation more than YuNa. How could those flawed performance get 130+? It was Mao's personal best! In Fs, the gap between YuNa and Mao was ONLY 14. It should have been larger, IMO.